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Science Sundays goes online

Science Sundays, one of the premier outreach events of Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences, is bringing cutting-edge research presented by outstanding speakers into people’s homes.

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Berkowitz raises profile of interpreters at coronavirus briefings

Marla Berkowitz, a senior lecturer in Ohio State's American Sign Language Program and the only certified deaf interpreter in Ohio, is tasked with interpreting Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's daily…

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EEOB professor’s research to tackle problems measuring biodiversity change

We’ve all heard about dwindling biodiversity across the planet, but it turns out scientists have a difficult time actually verifying it. This summer, Assistant Professor Marta Jarzyna is leading a…

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Chemistry grad on the front lines of COVID-19 vaccine research

As executive director of the Infectious Disease Research Center (IDRC) at Colorado State University, Goodrich oversees a giant facility that is working feverishly to develop a vaccine for the…

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Anthropology PhD student Zooms through dissertation defense

Rather than postpone his dissertation defense for weeks or possibly longer, Padgett and the committee decided to continue with March 20. He would defend his dissertation remotely from Hawaii as…

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ABRC combating plant blindness, educating on climate change

An often-overlooked plant with a hard-to-pronounce name is helping to grow students’ understanding of the impacts of climate change.

Resuming the spring term – additional information on pass/non-pass option

With the resumption of classes this week, in a much different way than anyone anticipated, the university has proposed several changes to give students new options for grading this semester.

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Beyond the newsroom: Lantern journalists step up to provide coronavirus coverage

The coronavirus pandemic is a global crisis unlike any other, and reporters everywhere are covering it daily. In the face of unprecedented and unforeseen circumstances, the student journalists at The…

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Larsen wins Cozzarelli Prize for research into ancient city

Distinguished University Professor of anthropology Clark Larsen was awarded the 2019 Cozzarelli Prize from the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), an honor given to just…